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Head Art Therapist | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 07 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £67,950 - £78,028 per annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2025 |
| Location: | Ealing, UB1 3EU |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7194086/222-SF-611 |
Summary
We are seeking a passionate Arts therapist to join the inpatient service at West London Forensic Service (WLFS). This full time, 8b post is a rare opportunity to lead a well-respected and established Arts therapies team.
We provide a comprehensive induction and ongoing training and development throughout individuals’ careers, with opportunities to develop specialist skills and receive specialist supervision (e.g. EMDR and schema therapy), in addition to an individual’s regular supervision.This is a full-time post (1.0wte) but part-time or flexible working may also be considered and wepromote a healthy work-life balance. There are excellent staff benefits including 27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years. There is a gym on site and membership is just £10 per month.
You will be responsible for overseeing the provision of a high quality arts therapies service across the forensic site which includes, men’s low and medium secure, women’s low and medium secure, community services and LD service.
As the lead of the arts therapies service, you will have a key role in defining and building the profile of the department and assessing arts therapies interventions and programmes, liaising with other departments and leads.
The post also includes some clinical time to include both individual work and contribution to group therapy programmes. You will also advise on risk assessment and risk management, and support arts therapies practice within the team through consultation, supervision, and training.
You will have the opportunity to utilise skills in research, service evaluation, and audit within the service. You will provide line management and supervision to qualified and student arts therapists as required by the needs of the department.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK. It providesa broad range of forensic mental health care in adult male and female services, across high, medium and low security settings, as well as in a community and court diversion setting.The post is based to cover the whole site of WLFS.West London Forensic Service has been rated as outstanding by the CQC.
The Arts therapies department,which is small in itself, but it iswell-established and supportive with high standards of clinical supervision and excellent opportunities for continuing professional development.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
The post holder will provide their own modality of arts therapy as part of the West London Forensic Arts therapies Service. They will be required to deliver group therapy, individual therapy and assessments, including liaising with multidisciplinary staff and contributing to the electronic case records for service users.
The post holder will lead up a small but dedicated arts therapies team and will additionally have regular contact with a wider network of arts therapists and psychologists working across the West London Specialist Forensic Services to share learning and ideas. The team is invested in supporting staff through facilitating reflective practice and being actively involved in supporting away days. In addition, you will be part of the weekly arts therapies department meeting which involves peer supervision, reflective practice and peer directed training. There are also many opportunities to work jointly with Psychology, Family Therapists and the Drug and Alcohol Support Service.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity and we welcome applications from individuals who will bring enthusiasm and flexibility to this role. In return we can offer a stimulating and supportive work environment with many opportunities for the development of your skills.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 21 May 2025